Hilary Duff Receives Posthumous Message From Late Ex-Boyfriend

Hilary Duff has shared that she received a posthumous message from her former partner, the late singer Aaron Carter, during a psychic reading. The 38-year-old actress detailed the encounter during an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast on April 1, 2026.

Duff explained that the experience occurred during a phone consultation with a psychic who did not initially know her identity. According to Duff, the psychic began the session without any prior knowledge of who was on the other end of the line.

The Psychic Encounter

During the call, the psychic informed Duff that several individuals were beginning to appear. The reading took a specific turn when the psychic identified a particular presence.

Well, people are gonna start showing up for you. And there’s someone here. Aaron — two As.

Psychic via Hilary Duff on “Las Culturistas”

Duff responded with surprise and asked the psychic if the person being referred to was indeed Aaron Carter. The psychic confirmed the identity, questioning what the individual was doing there, to which Duff replied that he was her childhood boyfriend.

Following this exchange, the psychic asked Duff, Are you Hilary Duff? while realizing the identity of the caller based on the spirit’s presence.

While Duff described the overall encounter as a really wild experience, she chose not to disclose the specific contents of the message that Carter allegedly sent through the psychic.

History with Aaron Carter

Duff and Carter shared a relationship during their early years in the entertainment industry. The two met on the set of Duff’s Disney Channel series and dated on-and-off from 2000 to 2003. Both were 13 years old at the time they began dating.

The relationship coincided with the height of their early careers, specifically around the time Carter appeared in an episode of Lizzie McGuire titled Here Comes Aaron Carter.

Aaron Carter, who was also an alum of Dancing with the Stars, passed away in 2022 at the age of 34. His death was attributed to accidental drowning in a bathtub.

Ongoing Legacy Concerns

Beyond the psychic experience, Duff has remained vocal regarding the handling of Carter’s estate and legacy. Reports from Page Six indicate that Duff has criticized the publisher of Carter’s unfinished memoir, describing the publisher as disgusting.